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Estimating the pre- and post-diagnosis costs of tuberculosis for adults in Pakistan: household economic impact and costs mitigating strategies

BACKGROUND: Despite free tuberculosis (TB) care in Pakistan, patients still have to bear high costs, which push them into poverty. This study estimated the pre- and post-diagnosis costs households bear for TB care, and investigated coping mechanisms among adults ≥ 18 years in Karachi, Pakistan. METH...

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Autores principales: Razzaq, Shama, Zahidie, Aysha, Fatmi, Zafar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9301862/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35858877
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41256-022-00259-x